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SYVER LOE, kOE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNEsO'IA, A'ssIGNOE To vLOE MULTIPLEX VOTING MACHINE COMPANY, OE MINNEAIOLIs, 1v1INNEs'orA-7 A CORPORA- TION OF MINNESOTA.

Application 'area April 2e, 1911, sei-iai No. 623,454. Renewed February e, 1913.

To all 't0/wm t may concor/1L.'

Be it known that I, SYvER Loma citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l\Iultiplex Voting- Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, oleane-nd exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates particularly to multiplex voting machines and has for its especial object to improve that general type of multiplex voting machine disclosed and broadly claimed in my pendin' application S. N. 466,312, iled of date I)ecember 7th, 190s.

The invention consists of the novel'devices and combinations of devicesrhereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In my present improved machine, as in the machine of my said prior pending application, I employ a common set of registers in combination with several independent sets of register actuators or keys and provide means whereby the common set of registers are moved in respect to the several sets of register actuators or vice versa, whereby the said commonset of registers may be caused to cO-act with any one of the said several sets of register actuators.

Gne improved feature of the present invention is directed to the provision of improved register actuators or keys and another feature is directed to the improvement in the means for rendering the set actuators operative on the said registers.

Various other important but novel features of the present machine over that of the machine of the prior application will appear in the following detail description, wherein like characters'indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 isa perspective view showing the machine in use; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine, showing the same closed up and some parts being removed; Fig. 3 is a lview corresponding to Fig. but with different parts removed; Fig. 4 isa detail vertical section taken approximately on the line of* m4 of Fig. f3; Fig. 5 is an elevation of the parts 'shown Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Serial No. 746,615.

in Fig. 4f, with some parts sectioned, on the line m5 thereof; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in front elevation, showing a portion of the framework and certain of theregister actuators and associated devices; Fig. 7 is a plan view, with parts broken away and some parts sectioned, showing the movable register support and one of the supplemental case sections or movable actuator supports; Fig. 8 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line x8 x8 of Fig. 7, some parts being broken away; Fig. 9 is a horizontal section taken approximately on the line as m9 of Fig. S, some parts being broken away and some parts being removed; Fig. 10 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken approximately on the line m10 w10 of Fig. 8, showing the parts on an enlarged scale; Fig. 11 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line al m11 of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is a fragmentary view in horizontal section Ataken approximately on the line w12 :012 of Fig. 8, some parts being broken away; Fig. 13 is an elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 12, looking at the saine from the outer side of the machine; Fig. 14 is a view chiefiy in elevation, but partly in section, showing the parts illustrated in Fig. 12 and certain other parts, looking at the same from the inner side of the machine outward or in the direction of the arrow marked adjacent to Fig. 12, some parts being broken away; Fig. 15 is a view corresponding to Fig. 14 but showing certain of the parts in different positions and with some parts entirely removed; Fig. 16 is a fragmentary plan view of certain of the parts shown in Fig. 15, some parts being removed and some parts being broken away; Fig. 17 is a view corresponding to Fig. 11, but illustrating different positions of the parts and some parts being broken away; Figs. 1S, 19, 20, 21 and 22 are detail views in plan, showing component parts of the register actuators; Fig. 23 is a fragmentary view showing a portion of one of the register locking bars; Fig. 24 is a detail view partly in vertical section and partly in elevation, illustrating' a slightly modified construction of the register actuator support and lock hub guide; Fig. 25 ,is a view in elevation, with some parts broken away and some parts removed, showing the mo'vable register' supporting frame 3' Fig'. 26 is feo -outer end with an operating crank 12. The

machinewcase w1ll, fof course,rbe raised whenl a detail section taken approximately on the line me c2-5 of Fig. 25 and showing a register for recording the number of votes cast on the machine; Fig. 27 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in vertical section, showing a vertically adjustable pedestal for the machine frame, some parts being broken away; and Fig. 28 is a horizontal section taken on the line 062s m28 of Fig. 27.

In the machine illustrated in the drawings, the register actuators are assembled in three sets and are arranged in vertically and horizontally alined rows, with finger pieces exposed for engagement at the outer portion of a cylindrical case. Preferably and as shown, each set of register actuators is mounted on a hinged supplemental case section that is segmental in form and extends but littlev less than one-third the distance around the case. The common set of registers in this preferred arrangement are assembled within the segment of an imaginary cylinder and are located inside of the cylindrical band of register actuators and are arranged to be moved into positions which will subject the proper registers to the action of the corresponding members of any one of the three sets of register actuators. Also, as

.illustrated, the register actuators, in vertical columns, are assigned for the voting of a so-called mixed ticket, that is, tickets on which the candidates of the different political parties are grouped together.

Machine case cmd supporta-A pedestal or rack which supports the case of the machine is, as shown, made up of a base spider 1 having three upright rods 2 rigidly secured thereto at their lower ends. As shown, the

- base spider 1 is supported by caster wheels 3. rlhe framework of the machine case is made up of a wheel-like base bracket 4 and wheel-like top bracket 5, the peripheral portions of the said two brackets being tied tof;5';gthl` by three upright tubular posts 6, in

through the hub of the lower case bracket 4.

The hub of the said base bracket 4 is supported by a bevel gear S, the hub of which works as a nut on the non-rotary screw rod 7. A ball bearing device 9 is interposed between the hubs of the gear S and of the said lbracket 4. The entire machine case is adapted to be raised and lowered by rotary movements of the gear 8 on the screw rod 7 and ,4

this rotation of the saidfgear is adapted to` be readily accomplished by a radial shaft 10 bearings on the base bracket 4, provided at its inner end with a bevel pinion 11 that meshes with said gear 8 and provided at its the machine is arranged for operation, but may be lowered onto Vthe pedestal'spider 1 when out of use.

As already indicated, each of the three sets of register actuators is mounted on and carried by a movable` segmental support that constitutes a part of the framework of the machine case. As shown, these independent segmental supports 13 are hinged to the case frame at 14 and each segmental support is made up of vertically spaced upper and lower plates rigidly tied together by suitable spacing posts, brackets and the like, the vertically spaced ripper and lower portions of the said supports being tied together by reinforced upright partitions 15 and by channel-shaped ticket holders 16. The said ticket holders 16 are vertically extended but circumferentially spaced and they are adapt-Y ed to detachably hold the tickets y (see particularly Fig. G). 1When the segmental actuator supports 13 are swung outward, they afford ready access to the interior mechanismV of the machine.

Vote limiting mechanism--`his mechanism may be, and preferably is, of the same construction as that disclosed in my said prior pending application and disclosed and broadly claimed in my prior patent No. 712,079, of date October 28, 1902, entitled Voting machine and, hence, in this case is illustrated only in part.

For each vertical column of register actuators, there is a vertical column of laterally expansible devices made up of threaded hubs 17 and external nut members 13 (see Fig. 10). The so-called hub members 17 of each stack are alined axially and are mounted to slide axially upward and downward on a fixed non-rotary shaft 19, preferably formed with a longitudinal keyway, for the reception of key lugs on the said nut members. At their upper and lower ends, the several non-rotary shafts 19 are rigidly secured to the upper and lower portions of the hinged segmental supports 13. rlhe nut members 18 are provided with external teeth and they are lmounted to rotate within upright tubular casings 20 that are fixed to the upper and lower portions of the hinged supports 13 Y and are cut away at their backs, as shown at 2Oa (see Figs. 10 and 17) for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. 1n the modied construction illustrated in Fig. 24, the said nut members 18 work through sleeve- .i like hubs of brackets 21 secured to an upright supporting bar 22, which latter will be rigidly secured at its upper and lower ends proprlate hinged supports 13. I Register acuctwrsr-The register actuaors or keys, which as before stated, are aranged in vertical columns and horizontal ows, in the present machine involve novel and :important features, the preferred ar- L j., to the upper and lower portions of the apsee Figs. 8 and 9), mounted in suitable,;,

rangement of which will now be described in detail. In each of the three sets of register actuators, there is an actuator for each register and the common set of registers. tach register actuator comprises a register operating lever 23 and a finger lever or key 2l. The said levers 23 are intermediately pivoted on the respective tubular easings 20 and are supported on shelves 25 secured to said tubes. The key levers 2l are intermediately pivoted on upright shafts 26 located just opposite each shaft 19 and mounted for oscillatory movements in the upper and lower portions of the corresponding hinge supports 13. The outer ends of the pivoted key levers 2l work through slots of a` thin plate 2T, which is suitably secured to the partitions 15 and ticket holders 16 of the hinge supports 13 and they arek located in horizontal line with the names of the candidates on the tickets to which they are assigned. Normally, they extend radially outward in respect to the machine case and when operated, they are turned directly over the printed name ot the candidate to whom they are assigned. The outer end of each lever 23 is provided with along slot 23 that engages a pin 29 carried by the inner end of the key lever 24. Each key lever 24 rests upon a so-called actuator restoring arm 30 that is rigidly secured to the corresponding shaft 26, preferably, by a key and coperating supporting pin. The inner end of each key lever 2l is provided with a depending pin 31, which cooperates with the restoring arm 30 in a manner hereinafter described.

Resting directly on top of each register actuator lever 23 is a similar lever 32 provided with. an extended arm having a slot 33 that is also engaged by the pin 29 of the key lever 24. The slots 23 and 33 of the le vers 23 and 32 intersect each other at an angle, whereby a peculiar and important movement, hereinafter described, is produced. The levers 32 mounted upon the corresponding casings 20 and they are adjustably connected each to a corresponding nut member or gear 18 of the lock limiting' mechanism. Preferably, this adiustable connection between the said levers 32 and nut members or gears 18 is accomplished by a ring 34: having a. tooth engaging teeth of the said gear and having a depending pin 36 that engages the inner extremity of the slot Then the ring 34: is connected to the gear 1S and lever 32, as best shown in F 10, the said lever 32 is connected for rotation or oscillation with the said gear. ldlhen it is desired to readjust the nut members or gears 1S, the ring 3ft is lifted far enough to disengage its pin 36 from the slot 33, and there is su'liicient play within the said ring and casing to permit the tooth 35 to be disengaged from the teeth of the said gear and rengaged with "Voting machine.7 lregisters and escapement devices herein emare also rotatively.

other teeth thereof, thereby permitting the proper re-adjustment for different elections.

ln the construction illustrated in Fig. 211i, the levers 23 and 32 and the ring 34, instead of being' mounted on a complete casing tube, are mounted on the tubular hubs of the brackets 21.

Registers and sup/)ort for Same-The registers or tallies are arranged in vertical columns and horizontal rows corresponding to the arrangement of the levers 23 in the several sets of register actuators. rhese registers or tallies may be of any suitable or standard construction and they are preferably arranged to be directly actuated by an escapement mechanism of the character disclosed and claimed in my prior Patent 804,962 of date November 21, 1905, entitled Substantially the saine ployed are also disclosed in my said prior application S. N. 465,312, but the present invention involves not only an improved arrangement of the register actuators but also an improved or modified arrangement for rendering the said actuators operative on the said registers through the said escapement devices. The said registers are indicated as entireties by the numeral 37 and are shown as provided with dove-tail projections 33 (see Figs. 11 and 17) that lit dovetail seats of vertical supporting bars 39. rlChe unit number of each register is connected to move with the pin wl eel il0 that is provided with ten laterally projecting cam pins. For cooperation with each eseapement wheel 40, there is provided an escapement lever al that is pivoted at one end to aA projection of the corresponding register keys and, at its intermediate portion, is provided wit-h a laterally projecting escapement head or block e2, the ends of which are reversely beveled, so that the escapement wheel will be Given a one-half step or unit of rotation unc er downward movement of the lever 4-1 and a second one-half step or unit of rotation under upward movement of the said lever.

The number of register supporting bars 3), as well as the number of registers on each bar, may, of course, be varied, but the total number of registers should, however, correspond to the number of register actuators or keys in any one of the several sets. As shown, these register supporting bars 39 form vertically extended members of supplemental register supporting frame made up of the said bars and of upper and lower segmental brackets The extremities of these brackets 43 are formed with hubs that slide vertically upon upright posts 4 4. of a. 'iain register supporting frame made up chiefly of the said posts tl and of upper and lower spider-like wheels or heads The hubs of these wheels 45 are rigidly secured to a tubular upright central spindle 46, into which the upper end of the screw rod 7, already noted, is telescoped The upper end of the said tubular spindle 46 is rotatively mounted in the hub 47 of the zied top frame bracket 5. Secured to the spindle 46, just below the said hub 47, is a bevel gear 48 that meshes with a bevel pinion 49 secured to the inner end of a radial shaft 50 journaled in suitable bearings on the said top bracket 5 and provided, at its outer end, outside of the machine case, with an operating crank 51. The gear 48 has three times as many teeth as the pinion 49, so that three complete rotations of the shaft 50 is required to impart one complete rotation to the spindle 46 and register supporting frame carried thereby. From this it follows that one complete rotation of the crank 51 will sufiice to oscillate the registers from a position in which they are arranged for coperation with one set of register actuators into a position in which theyV will cooperate with another or adjacent set of register actuators. To accurately position the rotary main register frame in any one of the said three positions, the operating crank or lever 51 is shown as provided with a springpressed lock plunger 52, the end of which is adapted to be inserted through a perforation or seat in a lock disk 53 (see Figs. 4 and 5), which latter is rigidly secured to the top frame bracket 5.

The vball bearing device 54 is preferably interposed between the hubs of the lower brackets 4 and 45 of the machine case and of the main register carrying frame (see particularly Fig. 8). A. long radially eX- tended pointer or indicating finger 55 is secured to the eXtreme upper end of the spindle 46, for a purpose which will hereinafter more fully appear. lt should be here noted that the free ends of the register escapement leversl 41 work through vertical slots 56 of vertically Xtended lock strips 57 secured at their upper and lower ends to the upper and lower brackets 45 of the main register' carrying frame. The two-fold purpose of this so-called lock strip will appear later on.

The registers so far noted are for the purpose of registering the individual votes cast for the various candidates. As an independent or auxiliary device, I provide a register which will record the total number of voters who will cast their votes by the use of the machine. This register is just like the other registers described and it is indicated as an entiretv in Figs. 25 and 26, by the numeral 57a. lts frame is shown as secured to the top frame bracket 45 and its escapement lever 41a works through a quite closely fitting perforation in one of the lock strips 57 (see Fig. 26).

The segmental supplemental register sup- Y port, made up of the bars 39 and brackets 43, is mounted for slight vertical movements on the posts 44 and the vertical movements thereof are controlled by a connecting rod 58 pivotally attached, at its lower end, to the bracket 43 and pivotally attached at its upper' end to the wrist pin -of a crankv disk 59 secured to the inner end of a short shaft 60, journaled in a bearing 61 on the upper wheel or spider 45 of the main rotary register support. At its front end, the shaft is provided with a spur gear 62 (see particularly Figs. 8. 14, 15 and 25). Normally, the crank disk 59 is locked in the position lbest shown in Fig. 8 (in which position the supplemental register supporting frame is raised), by means of a lock lever 63 intermediately pivoted to and working in a slot formed in the bearing 61 and in the overlying peripheral portion of the upper wheel bracket 45. It should be here noted that the said upper wheel bracket 45 of the main registersupporting frame is provided with a peripheral groove 64 and that the lock lever 63, at its outer end, has a bifurcated head 65, the notch of which normally alines with the said endless peripheral groove' 64.

A secondary or permanent lock is also provided for securing the lock lever 63 in its locking position, shown in Fig. 8, after the casting of votes at the election has been completed. This secondary or permanent lock is. as shown, in the form of a lock lever 66 intermediatelv pivoted to the upper segmental bracket 43 and pivotally attached, at its inner end, to an operating bar 67 slidably mounted on the said upper bracket 43. Then the lever 66 is in an operative position. its outer end overlies the inner end of the lock lever 63. The operating bar 67 is adapted to be held in position to hold the lever 66 engaged with the lock lever 63, by means of a padlock or lany other suitable key-actuated lock. not shown. When the .machine is put into condition for use at an election, the secondary lock lever 66 will, of course, be moved sothat its outer end will be thrown to one side of the inner end of the said lock lever 63. rlhe operation of this mechanism will be presently explained.

Vozers operating crank md copemzz'nq cmd associated parta-In connection with each set of register actuators or in connection with what might be designated as each key board, I provide a voters operating crank, indicated by the numeral 68, which is exposed at the upper front portion of the corresponding hinged or segmental actuator support 13. These operating cranks 68 are secured to the outer ends of the radially extended shafts 69 journaled in outer bearings 7 0 and inner bearings 71 (see particularly Figs. 3, 8. 12, 13, 14 and 15). The outer bearings 70 are pivoted to the upper portions of the corresponding supports 13 and the inner Ybearings 71 are 'carried each by one arm of a bell crank 72 and Work in vertical slots formed in guide brackets 73 secured to the upper portion of the corresponding support 13. rEhe bell cranks 72 are pivoted to the bearing brackets T3, at 74, and their upper arms are connected to independently movable bars mounted .for endwise sliding movements on the top plates of the respective supports 13.

The inner ends of the shafts G9 of the operating cranks 68 are preferably slightly reduced in diameter and they are arranged to Work in the peripheral groove 61 Which, as already stated, is formed in the upper v-fheel or bracket 15 of the main register support.l also, these reduced inner ends 69DL of the said shafts 69 are of such diameter that When moved into the notched outer end or head 65 of the lock lever 63, they may be, one at a time, oscillated downward in the seat or notch 64: (see F ig. 25), which is formed in the said upper Wheel a5 and transversely intersects the peripheral groove G11.

Adjacent to the reduced inner ends, the said shafts 69 are provided With spur gears 76. These gears T6 are so located that they are adapted to be engaged, one at a time, with the gears G2, as Will hereinafter more fully appear'. At their intermediate portions, the shafts G9 are provided with ratchet Wheels 'T7 and with segmental gears 78. The segmental gears T8 cooperate With segmental rack bars 79 carried by segmental push bars 8O mounted for endivise sliding movements in suitable bearings provided on the lo'vver plate of the top portion of the support 13. These push bars 80 are independently movable on the respective supports 18 and they are independently connected each to the upright rock shafts 26 of the corresponding key board or set of register actuators. This connection is preferably made (see particularly Figs. 8, 12 and 1G), by means of arms 81 secured to the extreme upper ends of shafts 2G and having heads that engage notches S2 formed in the coiperating push bar 80.

Each of the three independent ratchet wheels 77 is provided with a peripheral lock notch 77 hat is adapted to be engaged by a lock lug S3 on the long arm of a three-armed lever 8l pivoted at Seta to a bearing bracket secured on the top of the correspondinol support 13. The depending arm of the said lever S-lis adapted to be engaged by a pin lug SG on the underlying cooperating push bar 80, and the upper arm of said lever Se is provided with a pin S7. Pivotally mounted on the hub 47 of the top frame bracket 5 are two sets of three levers each, one set being indicated by the characters al, c2 and c3 and the other set being indicated by the characters b2 and 3. The longest arms of the three levers c1, a?

and a3 directly overlie each' other and eX- tend outward through slots 88 in the lock disk (see particularly Figs. 3, a and 5), terminate outside of the case in finger pieces c and are adapted to of the two notched extremities of the said slots. The shorter arms of said levers c?, a2 and a3 are shovvn as bifurcated and engaged withdepending pins 89 of the appropriate members of the three slides 75. rllhe long arms of the levers b1, 712 and Z13 extend outward through slots 90 in the said disk 53 and terminate in suitable finger pieces, While the short arms of the said three levers' are shown as coupled to pins S7 secured on the upper arms of the respective lock paw-is S4. rhe eXtreme downward movement of the paivls Slt is limited by stop pins 91, shown as secured to the brackets 85.

In connection With each key board or set of register actuators, a voting booth is provided and, as shown, each voting booth is made up of a pair of Wings 92 and curtains 93 supported therefrom by rods 91. The Wings 92 are preferably of the arrangement disclosed in my said pending application. These booth forming devices are briefly shovvn in F ig. 1 only.

For indicating to the attendant of the machine or the election judge when a voter in any one of the booths has completed the setting of the keys representing his vote, a signaling device is provided. rlhis signaling device is preferably in the form of a pivoted arm 95 located one in each booth and suitably pivoted at 96 to the upper portion of the corresponding actuator support 18 and provided vvith a projecting lug 97 that is adapted to be engaged by the voters operating lever 68, as hereinafter more fully described. Movements of the operating lever 68 are limited by a stop 98 (see F ig. 13) secured on the upper portion of the corresponding support 13 and it may be here stated that the 0ear 76 is of such greater diameter than the gear G2, that movement imparted to the former when the lever GS is moved from one extreme position to another against the stop 98, While the said gears are engaged, the said gear 62 will be given just one complete rotation, to-Wit, from the position shown in Fig. 8 back again into the same position.

Ref/ster resetting etica-Attention is here particularly called to Figs. S and 10. In applying the improved register re-setting device, for setting the registers back to Zero, after the election is over, or in preparing the machine for an election, the pin Wheels 10, Which are attached to the unit members of the registers, are provided With a toothed hub 99 that is adapted to be engaged by a flexible strap 100 attached at one end to a spring-Wound drum 101 which, as shown, is jonrnaled to a bracket 102 having be engaged with either y, 

